Bijin (Beauty), one of six sketches

Provenance

Harry Gloyd Cole Packard (1914–1991), Tokyo; sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1967.

Publications

“Art of Asia Recently Acquired by American Museums 1967.” Archives of Asian Art 22 (1968): 127.

Artist: Kawanabe Kyosai / Japanese, 1831-1889
Date: no date
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 68.2 × 29.6 cm (26 7/8 × 11 11/16 in.); Mount: 114.5 × 37.5 cm (45 1/8 × 14 13/16 in.)
Type: Painting
Classification: hanging scroll
Place: Japan
Department: Arts of Asia
Credit line: The Orientals Purchased with funds provided by for set of six
Accession no.: 1967.578

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Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.